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Hello, I’m State Representative Chris Swedzinski. I farm between Taunton and Porter and own a small welding business near Ghent where I live with my wife and five children. It is an honor to represent the hardworking people of Southwest Minnesota in the State Legislature.
I am running for re-
I am the Republican Lead on the Energy and Climate Finance and Policy Division, in addition to serving on the Commerce and Taxes committees. |
because our rural economy is in a fragile recovery after our state was shut down
in response to COVID- |
Time to end emergency powers: It is time to end the governor’s emergency powers,
restore balance at the Capitol and safely re- |
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Holding the line on tax increases: House Democrats and Governor Walz proposed more than $12 billion in tax increases in their 2019 budget, making gas, health care, and everyday goods and services more expensive for Minnesota families. Their proposal would have increased the tax burden on families of every income level. Fortunately, Republicans held the line and defeated all new tax increases. |
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Closing our state’s education achievement gap: Studies show Minnesota’s achievement
gap is among the worst in the entire nation and that disparities are evident across
race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. I am working on solutions to this problem,
including authoring H.F. 3790, which extends tax credits to individuals and businesses
who make donations to fund K- |
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Advocating for agriculture: While the governor may refer to us as “rocks and cows” out here in Greater Minnesota, agriculture is the lifeblood of our state's economy and I am proud to be among the few remaining family farmers serving in the Minnesota House. Thank you to our farmers and everyone else in the ag. industry for all the hard work you do. One of the big issues of late we are working on relates to Minnesota's lack of conformity with Section 179 tax code, which is presenting serious issues for farmers. It is unfortunate the House majority has used this issue as a political pawn, earlier this summer attaching it to a bonding bill that had no chance of passing. It did not appear to be an honest effort at passing a bill and I sincerely hope we can still fix this problem before the 2021 session. I will continue doing all I can to advocate for the agriculture industry on this issue and a variety of others. |
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Reducing health care costs: Health care costs continue to crush the budgets of hard- |
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Join the campaign and help support Chris by volunteering today! |
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Contact Me TODAY: Chris Swedzinski P.O. Box 826 Marshall, MN 56258 |
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